Understanding the barriers to physical activity for cancer patients: Review and recommendations

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1-21

  Brawley, Lawrence R ^a   Culos Reed, S Nicole ^b   Angove, Jennifer ^c   Hoffman Goetz, Laurie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Adherence; Exercise barriers; Exercise therapy; Physical activity; Recommendations; Research

Indexed keywords

BREATHING DISORDER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER PREVENTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FATIGUE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEATHER;

EID: 0038366353     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J077v20n04_01     Document Type: Review

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